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Jacque Ruud at the cotton gin: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.B. Ruud Family. Jacque Ruud at the cotton gin in 1963 or 1964, Nevada, standing beside the year's first bale of cotton. A prize was awarded for the first bale of the year, and growers used to practically handpick their first bale to try to win that prize. The sign says, "NEVADA GIN 1st COTTON BALE". There are some ineligible words on the bottom of the sign.
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Actor Donald O'Connor: photograph
Series VII. Entertainers
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The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths, event, menu, Trocadero Restaurant
Note: Prime Warden: Rev. Alfred Marshall, M.A Restaurant: Trocadero Restaurant Location: Piccadilly Circus, W., London, England
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First and only train to run through the Smoky Valley: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.A. Carver, Carver-Duhme, and Carver-Book Families (Smoky Valley). Doby Doc Caudill lived in Carlin, Nevada, and had amassed a large collection of memorabilia of early Nevada history. He later sold his collection to the Last Frontier Casino in Las Vegas. One of the items in Doby Doc’s collection was this old steampowered locomotive, which was hauled to Las Vegas by way of Highway 50 and the Round Mountain turnoff out of Austin, then on to Tonopah and Las Vegas. The side of the train says "PAT McCARRAN SPECIAL".
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Ham Family Photograph Collection
The Ham Family Photograph Collection contains five photographic albums primarily featuring images of the Ham family's travels throughout the western United States and Artemus W. Ham Jr. and Betty Ham Dokter during their childhood between approximately 1900-1949. Also included is one photograph used as a Christmas greeting for the Ham family from 1981. The photographs feature locations including Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah; Grand Canyon, Arizona; and Yosemite National Park, California. The collection also contains photographs of the Ham family at Mormon sites throughout Utah. Lastly, there are postcards and photographs of locations throughout the United States, Germany, and Japan.
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Transcript of interview with Jay Poster by Barbara Tabach, August 26, 2016
Music brought Jay Poster to Las Vegas for a brief time in 1974. Jay wanted to pursue a musical career and his cousin was a professional musician with the Nat Brandwynne Orchestra at Caesars Palace. To Jay?s disappointment, within a few months his cousin Jack Poster left Las Vegas for a road tour. So Jay decided his best strategy was to return home to San Diego and his studies at San Diego State University. It would be over a decade later before Jay returned to Las Vegas to live and this time it became permanent. This time it was not for music. For beyond his musical talent, Jay had a gift for connecting with people of all of ages and walks of life. He was good at sales and his day job selling office furniture offered him the opportunity to transfer to Las Vegas in 1986. Within a few years, however, it was a recruiter for Palm Mortuaries who introduced Jay to his defining career moment and to Allen Brewster, a prominent Jewish leader and founder of King David Cemetery and Mortuary. It was 2001. Jay has been King David?s ever since and is the General Manager. In this interview, Jay describes his personal and spiritual growth through his career in funeral services and his respect for the Jewish traditions of burial and grieving. In addition, his passion for music has also soared and he talks about his participation in the Shabbatones at Congregation Ner Tamid and Desert Winds, a community based performance organization. He shares his love of traditional Jewish klezmer music and the Meshugginah Klezmorim.
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"Geraldo Rivera: Las Vegas, the American Fantasy": video, 2000 July 30
"Geraldo" talkshow episode "Las Vegas: the American Fantasy." Geraldo reports on the latest generation gambling in and on Las Vegas. Las Vegas is the fastest growing city in America in the year 2000. It is a unique fantasy in the desert drawing millions of tourists each year and is a major resource for employment. Corporate America has moved into Las Vegas and created super casinos and some of the largest hotels in the world. Since the arrival of super casinos, union membership has tripled, making Vegas one of the few places in the country where union membership is on the rise. The payoff for these workers is affordable housing and benefits that have changed the ethnic landscape of the city. Rivera also reports on gamblers with dreams of striking it rich and problem gamblers whose livers were torn apart because of their addiction. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 026
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